Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 188 and we're going to multiply it by 167, essentially adding 188 to itself 167 times.
Step 1: 0 + 188 = 188
Step 2: 188 + 188 = 376
Step 3: 376 + 188 = 564
Step 4: 564 + 188 = 752
Step 5: 752 + 188 = 940
Step 6: 940 + 188 = 1128
Step 7: 1128 + 188 = 1316
Step 8: 1316 + 188 = 1504
Step 9: 1504 + 188 = 1692
Step 10: 1692 + 188 = 1880
Step 11: 1880 + 188 = 2068
Step 12: 2068 + 188 = 2256
Step 13: 2256 + 188 = 2444
Step 14: 2444 + 188 = 2632
Step 15: 2632 + 188 = 2820
Step 16: 2820 + 188 = 3008
Step 17: 3008 + 188 = 3196
Step 18: 3196 + 188 = 3384
Step 19: 3384 + 188 = 3572
Step 20: 3572 + 188 = 3760
Step 21: 3760 + 188 = 3948
Step 22: 3948 + 188 = 4136
Step 23: 4136 + 188 = 4324
Step 24: 4324 + 188 = 4512
Step 25: 4512 + 188 = 4700
Step 26: 4700 + 188 = 4888
Step 27: 4888 + 188 = 5076
Step 28: 5076 + 188 = 5264
Step 29: 5264 + 188 = 5452
Step 30: 5452 + 188 = 5640
Step 31: 5640 + 188 = 5828
Step 32: 5828 + 188 = 6016
Step 33: 6016 + 188 = 6204
Step 34: 6204 + 188 = 6392
Step 35: 6392 + 188 = 6580
Step 36: 6580 + 188 = 6768
Step 37: 6768 + 188 = 6956
Step 38: 6956 + 188 = 7144
Step 39: 7144 + 188 = 7332
Step 40: 7332 + 188 = 7520
Step 41: 7520 + 188 = 7708
Step 42: 7708 + 188 = 7896
Step 43: 7896 + 188 = 8084
Step 44: 8084 + 188 = 8272
Step 45: 8272 + 188 = 8460
Step 46: 8460 + 188 = 8648
Step 47: 8648 + 188 = 8836
Step 48: 8836 + 188 = 9024
Step 49: 9024 + 188 = 9212
Step 50: 9212 + 188 = 9400
Step 51: 9400 + 188 = 9588
Step 52: 9588 + 188 = 9776
Step 53: 9776 + 188 = 9964
Step 54: 9964 + 188 = 10152
Step 55: 10152 + 188 = 10340
Step 56: 10340 + 188 = 10528
Step 57: 10528 + 188 = 10716
Step 58: 10716 + 188 = 10904
Step 59: 10904 + 188 = 11092
Step 60: 11092 + 188 = 11280
Step 61: 11280 + 188 = 11468
Step 62: 11468 + 188 = 11656
Step 63: 11656 + 188 = 11844
Step 64: 11844 + 188 = 12032
Step 65: 12032 + 188 = 12220
Step 66: 12220 + 188 = 12408
Step 67: 12408 + 188 = 12596
Step 68: 12596 + 188 = 12784
Step 69: 12784 + 188 = 12972
Step 70: 12972 + 188 = 13160
Step 71: 13160 + 188 = 13348
Step 72: 13348 + 188 = 13536
Step 73: 13536 + 188 = 13724
Step 74: 13724 + 188 = 13912
Step 75: 13912 + 188 = 14100
Step 76: 14100 + 188 = 14288
Step 77: 14288 + 188 = 14476
Step 78: 14476 + 188 = 14664
Step 79: 14664 + 188 = 14852
Step 80: 14852 + 188 = 15040
Step 81: 15040 + 188 = 15228
Step 82: 15228 + 188 = 15416
Step 83: 15416 + 188 = 15604
Step 84: 15604 + 188 = 15792
Step 85: 15792 + 188 = 15980
Step 86: 15980 + 188 = 16168
Step 87: 16168 + 188 = 16356
Step 88: 16356 + 188 = 16544
Step 89: 16544 + 188 = 16732
Step 90: 16732 + 188 = 16920
Step 91: 16920 + 188 = 17108
Step 92: 17108 + 188 = 17296
Step 93: 17296 + 188 = 17484
Step 94: 17484 + 188 = 17672
Step 95: 17672 + 188 = 17860
Step 96: 17860 + 188 = 18048
Step 97: 18048 + 188 = 18236
Step 98: 18236 + 188 = 18424
Step 99: 18424 + 188 = 18612
Step 100: 18612 + 188 = 18800
Step 101: 18800 + 188 = 18988
Step 102: 18988 + 188 = 19176
Step 103: 19176 + 188 = 19364
Step 104: 19364 + 188 = 19552
Step 105: 19552 + 188 = 19740
Step 106: 19740 + 188 = 19928
Step 107: 19928 + 188 = 20116
Step 108: 20116 + 188 = 20304
Step 109: 20304 + 188 = 20492
Step 110: 20492 + 188 = 20680
Step 111: 20680 + 188 = 20868
Step 112: 20868 + 188 = 21056
Step 113: 21056 + 188 = 21244
Step 114: 21244 + 188 = 21432
Step 115: 21432 + 188 = 21620
Step 116: 21620 + 188 = 21808
Step 117: 21808 + 188 = 21996
Step 118: 21996 + 188 = 22184
Step 119: 22184 + 188 = 22372
Step 120: 22372 + 188 = 22560
Step 121: 22560 + 188 = 22748
Step 122: 22748 + 188 = 22936
Step 123: 22936 + 188 = 23124
Step 124: 23124 + 188 = 23312
Step 125: 23312 + 188 = 23500
Step 126: 23500 + 188 = 23688
Step 127: 23688 + 188 = 23876
Step 128: 23876 + 188 = 24064
Step 129: 24064 + 188 = 24252
Step 130: 24252 + 188 = 24440
Step 131: 24440 + 188 = 24628
Step 132: 24628 + 188 = 24816
Step 133: 24816 + 188 = 25004
Step 134: 25004 + 188 = 25192
Step 135: 25192 + 188 = 25380
Step 136: 25380 + 188 = 25568
Step 137: 25568 + 188 = 25756
Step 138: 25756 + 188 = 25944
Step 139: 25944 + 188 = 26132
Step 140: 26132 + 188 = 26320
Step 141: 26320 + 188 = 26508
Step 142: 26508 + 188 = 26696
Step 143: 26696 + 188 = 26884
Step 144: 26884 + 188 = 27072
Step 145: 27072 + 188 = 27260
Step 146: 27260 + 188 = 27448
Step 147: 27448 + 188 = 27636
Step 148: 27636 + 188 = 27824
Step 149: 27824 + 188 = 28012
Step 150: 28012 + 188 = 28200
Step 151: 28200 + 188 = 28388
Step 152: 28388 + 188 = 28576
Step 153: 28576 + 188 = 28764
Step 154: 28764 + 188 = 28952
Step 155: 28952 + 188 = 29140
Step 156: 29140 + 188 = 29328
Step 157: 29328 + 188 = 29516
Step 158: 29516 + 188 = 29704
Step 159: 29704 + 188 = 29892
Step 160: 29892 + 188 = 30080
Step 161: 30080 + 188 = 30268
Step 162: 30268 + 188 = 30456
Step 163: 30456 + 188 = 30644
Step 164: 30644 + 188 = 30832
Step 165: 30832 + 188 = 31020
Step 166: 31020 + 188 = 31208
Step 167: 31208 + 188 = 31396

So, 188*167 = 31396